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For centuries, people have collected things. Some of these things may be nostalgic items like ticket stubs or lucky coins. Others might be especially rare items, like classic cars or limited-edition vintage watches. In many ways, the things we collect become a reflection of who we are. Whether they are physical objects we hold in…
Pizza parties rarely need an explanation. But pizza parties on Bitcoin Pizza Day deserve one. Thirteen years ago today, Laszlo Hanyecz created a thread in the bitcointalk.org forum titled Pizza for bitcoins? After some explanation and much discussion, Hanyecz found someone willing to buy him two pizzas (valued at ~$41) in exchange for his 10,000…
Since the crypto market took off in 2021, many non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are now changing hands for dizzying sums of money. To date, the ten most expensive NFTs sold at auction have fetched between $7 million and $91.8 million. That’s higher than the average price of Claude Monet’s artwork ($80.5 million) and many other pieces…
A new viral meme coin is taking the crypto market by storm and it’s led by a weird-looking frog. On April 19th, a new cryptocurrency project launched in homage to the well-loved Pepe the Frog. Pepe is a green, amphibious cartoon character that originated from a 2005 comic entitled The Boy’s Club, created by Matt…
May 16, 2023 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that Pepe (PEPE) is now available on Kraken! Funding and trading PEPE funding and trading starts now. Add PEPE to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit. Already have PEPE and a Kraken account? Click below to get started…
May 15, 2023 | Asset Listings, Product We’re thrilled to announce that LimeWire Token (LMWR) is now available on Kraken! Funding and trading LMWR funding is live and trading starts on May 16th at approximately 12 pm UTC. Add LMWR to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit. Already…
One of the most misunderstood aspects of non-fungible token (NFT) ownership has steadily turned into one of its biggest draws. While some are solely focused on the media the NFTs represent, others are exploring what it means to be the rightful owner of that piece of media. Within most NFT collections, there is a fixed…
Ethereum Cancun-Deneb (Dencun) is the next planned upgrade to the Ethereum blockchain. The upgrade will improve the scalability, security, and usability of the Ethereum network. Cancun represents an additional upgrade to Ethereum’s execution layer following the recent activation of Shanghai. This first step went live at epoch 194048, on April 12. Deneb represents the upgrade…
We’re thrilled to announce that Tether EURt (EURT) is now available on Kraken! Funding and trading Funding is live, and trading will begin on May 2 at approximately 14H30 UTC. Add EURT to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding, selecting the asset, and hitting Deposit. Note: Only deposit EURT on Kraken using the Ethereum…
April 6, 2023 | Asset Listings, Product Following Kraken’s listings of Arbitrum (ARB) for most countries on March 22, 2023, Kraken is excited to announce the availability of ARB for residents of the United States! Funding and trading Arbitrum (ARB) funding and trading are live. Add ARB to your Kraken account by navigating to Funding,…
